How do I enable root login?

[Henri Girard]

Hi :)
As i started kubuntu I was very surprised with sudo... I don't really 
understand in open "mind" such a lack of liberty... Anybody may use 
root... Even if it's dangerous...
I tried to set root pw... As a result I got a big "shit"...
So i stay with sudo... But it's a great pain always having to write ... 
all this su xxx commands...
I think people who "obliged others" to use their "habits" are like 
politicians... One starts like this...
and bye "liberty".... Even in the name of "linux"....
But I am very pleased with kubuntu... So i made myself a reason... Never 
a "fail" log always "ok" commands at boot...
thanks the team... But think twice before introducing such sudo "stuff" :)
kind regards,
Henri

Michel D'HOOGE a écrit :
>
>     The root account is standard linux.  Many of the books tell the
>     readers
>     to log in as root, or su to do tasks, and if the root account is
>     disabled, the procedures in the book will not work.  
>
>
> You're right on that... But you quickly get the habit to translate the 
> examples & add sudo in front of all the needed commands.
>
>     Typing sudo in front of all commands is a pain
>
>
> I won't start argueing on the benefits of su & sudo - google has 
> already plenty of threads on that ;-)
>
>     sudo /bin/bash
>
>
> quicker one: sudo -i
>
>     exit
>
>
> Quicker : Ctrl-D
>
>
> -- 
> Michel